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Historical Event on 3/16/1977

Sixth General Election of India begins.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/21/1878Mother-Pondicherry, greatest world teacher, was born in Paris.
10/22/2000The Supreme Court, in a significant order, erases Karnataka High Court judgement discharging former Chief Minister S. Bangarappa and his then private secretary R. Suribabu in a corruption case.
1/3/1938Jaswant Singh, son of Thakur Sardar Singh, was born in Jasol, Distt. Barmer (Rajasthan).
2/5/1924Gandhiji was released after operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Poona.
10/5/1932Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (7 Tests for India, 1 century), was born in Bombay.
12/8/1999The Opposition attacks Prime Minister Vajpayee for ""withholding'' information on ministers' resignation.
9/4/1927World fliers reach Karachi, India.
1/11/1859Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born.
6/22/1935Vaman Viswanath Kumar, cricketer (useful Madras leggie who only played 2 Tests), was born in Madras.
11/12/1781Nagapatnam of South India was captured by the British troops.